Filler device for shoes



Feb. 19, 1935 A. A. LAWSON 1,991,462

FILLER DEVICE FOR SHOES Filed Aug. 16, 1932 Patented Feb. 19, 1935 UNITD 1,991,462 I FILLER DEVICE' FOR SHOES Axel Arnold Lawson, Beverly,Mass,"assignor to United ShoeMachinery Corporation, Paterson,

a corporation of New Jersey Application August"16,1932;- Serial No.629,031

' v v,In Great Britain February 11, 1932 9 Claims, (c1..1'2 1 2 h Vwith" the shoe upper'to hold the filler down with This invention relatesto improvements in dew its form members in contact with the insole.v

'vice's adapted' to be inserted in boots and-shoes to'facilitate theperformance of operations upon them[ Although not necessarily limitedthere- 5 to the invention is herein set forth by way'of illustrationwith particular reference to-the rounding and channeling of the soles ofshoesof the McKay type in process of being-repaired; Ij

Rounding and channeling machines as usually constructed are providedwith work guiding means in'the form of a crease guide arranged to enterand ride along. a weltcrease. In a shoe of the McKay type, however,there is not, until the 1 outsole has been permanently attached to theupper, any well-defined or definite crease between the upper and theoutsole with which the crease guide of a rounding and channelingmachine'may cooperate" to guide the shoe. 'In repairing a welt shoe ithas not beencusadjacent to the welt'crease being relieduponto cooperatesatisfactorily with the crease guide of the rounding and channelingmachine without be enable a shoe repairer to perform rounding orchanneling operations, for example, withf acility on any work that maybe brought to him, without requiring him to provide himself with a stock40 of lasts of the usual run of sizes and styles.

To the accomplishment of this object, the invention provides an improveddevice of the type shown in United States Letters j Patent No.

. 1,733,205, granted October 29, 1929,. on the ap 45 plication of Ricks& Wilson, and therein termed members of thickness merely sufiicient'tosupport .the shoe upper adjacent to the insole but separable to adjustthe filler to differentshoes thus 50 renderingthe supporting action ofthe filler very positive and definite. Preferably, also, and; to

the same end, these form members are self-ad-' justably mounted on theexpansible frame of the filler. Advantageously, also, the illustratedfiller 55 is provided with a resilient member contacting tomaryto'employ a last or filler, the materials support the upperof a shoe attion shown inthe drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view;

' Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line II-II of Fig. 1; and r 5 Fig, 3is a cross-section on the line III-III of t Fig. 1.

- The illustrated form comprises a U-shaped 'framehavingtwo arms 12, 14hinged to each other-at 16. The forms are preferably made in anupstanding pin-'.

A cam 22 is slidably mounted on the inner l2, and has a rib 24 divergingfrom the longitudinal axisof the arm 12 and engaging between the pin 20and a downwardly projecting flange '25 mounted on the pin. Adjustment ofthe cam -22'by means of a thumb piece 26 thus opens and closes the arms12, 14 fanwise. The angle. ofdivergence of the rib 24 from the axis, ofthe arm 12 is small enoughso that the friction of the parts will preventthe sliding of the cam under lateral compressionof the device. Thedevice is thus self locking in laterally expanded position;

' ,Each'of the arms 12, 14 carries at its front end face of the blockserves as a stop to limit the movement of the attached form memberaboutthe axis 36. The form members 32, 34 are formed as plates having onlythe thickness requisite to the portion directly adjacent the sole. Y

An adjustable heel piece 38 is'provided'comprising a straight horizontalrod with an up- "standingjrear'end v 4 0. The rod is freely slidable tothe-rear through'a lug 42 mounted 'on'the arm 12, but is held againstforward sliding by a Horton clutch device 44. When the heel piece is setthe device is thus held against longitudinal compressive stresses.

A shoe upper contacting member 48 is pivotally mounted on the pin 20 andhas a swinging movement on the pin limited by the flange members 50.This member 48 is U-shaped and is formed of resilient material. Itspurpose is to contact with the upper part of the shoe in order to forcethe body of the device down on the insole of the shoe and thus enablethe form members 32, 34,

the outer edges of which are shaped approximately to the outline of theinside and'outsid'e forepart edges of a shoe, to support the upperadequately at these places.

In use the device is placed in a shoe, and pushed forward until the formmembers 32, 34 and the spring member 48 are in the properpositionlongitudinally of the shoe. The device is then ex-; panded by pullingthe cam 22 backward until the form members are properly laterally.positioned against the periphery of theupper and then the heel piece 38is pulled back'to-contact with the counter portion of the shoe, thusholding .the device against displacement in the shoe.. Having describedmy invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentof'the United States is: i ,v p

1. A filler for use in repairing shoes having two forepart fo'rm members,of thickness-merely sufiicient to support a shoe upper adjacent to theinsole, the form members being separable to adjust the filler todifferent shoes,-and a resilient means insole, and means forlaterallyex-panding the frame -3. A filler for use in repairing shoeshaving a laterally expansible frame, and two form members .pivotallymounted, thereon having theirpout- "er peripheries shaped respectivelyto conform ap-' proximately to the inner and outer peripheral contoursof an insole forepart, theperipheral vertical thicknessof the formmembers being .suflicient, merely, to, support the shoe upper along itsperiphery adjacent to the insole, andmeans for laterally expanding theframe. v v

4. A filler for use with a channeling or rounding machine :having two.longitudinally extending framem'embers pivotally connected at their rearends, a cam'member mounted on one of the frame members and cooperatingwith the other to expand the frame, and-two form members mounted*one-onthe'front end of each of the frame members, saidform'membershaving their outer peripheries shaped respectively to conformapproximately to the inner androuterperipheral contours of aninsole'forepart, the peripheral vertical thickness of theform membersbeing sufficient, merely,

to support the shoe upper along its periphery adjacent to the insole.

5. A filler for use in repairing shoes having two longitudinallyextending frame members pivotaliy connected at their rear ends, 'a cammember mounted to slide along one of the-frame members and having a ribformed at an acute angle to the direction in which it slides, a flangeon the other frame member cooperating with the rib to expand andcontract the frame, a form member mounted on the front end of each framemember and pivoted thereto on vertical and laterally extendinghorizontal axes, said form members havmg their outer peripheries shapedrespectively to conform approximately to'the inner and outer peripheralcontours of an insole forepart, the peripheral vertical thickness of theform members being sufficient, merely, to support the shoe upper alongits periphery adjacent to the insole. 'fix-A filler for Juse inrepairing shoes having a laterallyexpansible frame, and two formmembe'r's'mounted thereon having their outer periphmember extendingbetween the frame and the shoe upper to hold the form members in contactwith'theinsole. 1 I I 7. A filler for use with a channeling or roundingmachinehavingv alaterally expansible frame, and two form members mountedthereon having their outer peripheries shaped respectively to conformapproximately to the inner and outer peripheral, contours of an insoleforepart, the peripheral vertical thickness of the form members beingsuflicient,'merely, to 'supportthe shoe upper along its,periphervadjacerit' to 'theinsole, means for laterally expandingtheframa'and an adjustableheel' member mounted on the frame to hol'd'thefiller against rearward sliding in the shoe.

f '8'. Ajfiller for use with a channeling or rounding' rnachinehavingtwo longitudinally extendinglframe members pivotallyconnecte'd at theirrear ends, a cam member mounted on one of the frame members andcooperating with the other to expand the frame, two form members mountedone on the front end of each of the frame members, said"form membershavin'gtheir outer peripheries shaped respectively to conformapfproximately to the inner and outer peripheral contours of an insoleforepart, to support the shoe upper along its periphery adjacent to theinsole, and a resilient pressure member extending between the frame andthe shoe upper to hold the'form members in contact with the insole.

9. A filler for use with a'channeling-or rounding machine having twolongitudinally extending frame members pivotally connected at their rearends, a'cam member mounted on'one of the frame members and cooperating'w-ith'the other to expand the frame, two form members mounted one 'aXELAnNoLD LAWsoN.

